The Vail Valley Bridge Club, operated by Marcia and Tom McCalden, is dedicated to providing a high quality friendly ACBL sanctioned game. Hands are pre-dealt using our Dealer 4 card machine. Hand records with analysis of makeable contracts are available at the end of each session. Results are immediately available to players using our Bridgemate2 scoring system. Results are available for post game analysis at our webs site at bridgewebs.com/vailvalley.

Winter Schedule:

Mondays at 1pm at the Eagle Vail Pavilion.

All Vail Valley Bridge Club games participate in the nationwide Common game. Over 90 bridge clubs play identical hands and compare results. The Common Game web page - link below - provides expert analysis on many of the hands played each day.

Partnerships Needed

If you need a partner send us your name, dates you want to play, your bridge level and contact information.

Link to Common Game Results and Hand Analysis

Monday games participate in the "Common Game". Over 90 bridge clubs play identical hands and compare results. The Common Game web page provides expert analysis on many of the hands played each day. Results are found at http://thecommongame.com in either the "Latest Open Common Game" on the day of the game or "Archived".

Directions to Eagle-Vail Pavillion

Directions to Eagle-Vail Pavillion, 450 Eagle Road, Avon

Traveling West from Vail on I-70, take the Eagle/Vail exit to Highway 6, Turn left onto 6. Go under the interstate and turn left onto Eagle Road at the first traffic light. The Pavillion is down the road about a half mile on the right beside the swimming pool.

Traveling East from Edwards use Highway 6. Just BEFORE Higway 6 goes under Interstate 70 turn RIGHT at the traffic light onto Eagle Road. The Pavillion is about a half mile down the road on the right beside the swimming pool.

Opening 1NT with a singleton:† Itís officially legal

Opening 1NT with a singleton: It’s officially legal

The ACBL Board of Directors removed a legal gray area surrounding semi-balanced notrump openers when it approved a change to the definition of a notrump opening in the General Convention Chart. The change allows players to open 1NT with hands that include a singleton ace, king or queen, as long as they do not also contain a doubleton.

Here is the new definition, effective Aug. 1:

“A notrump opening or overcall is natural if, by agreement, it contains no void, at most one singleton which must be the A, K or Q and no more than two doubletons. If the hand contains a singleton, it may have no doubleton.”

Bridge Etiquette

Greet opponents as they arrive at your table.

Make your opening lead face down before writing down the contract and ask your partner if there are any questions to prevent you from making a lead out of turn.

For any irregularity, call the director. "Director, Please."

Contact Us

Click here to send an EMail to Tom or Marcia McCalden or call 970-926-9326